Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M5 (10-Core), vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M5 (10-Core) and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100)
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M5 (10-Core)
2569
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M5 (10-Core)
16130
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M5 (10-Core)
208
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100)
120
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M5 (10-Core)
1183
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100)
889
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M5 (10-Core)
6019
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M5 (10-Core)
29059
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100)
n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100)
3279
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100)
14381
File Compression1770 MB/sn/a
Clang Compilation139.5 KLines/sn/a
HTML5 Browser412.4 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering438.2 MP/secn/a
Text Processing419.8 pages/sn/a
Background Blur79.1 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing169.4 frames/sn/a
Ray Tracing21.8 MP/secn/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M5 (10-Core)
276.45
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100)
n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Qualcomm
Announced October, 15, 2025 January, 5, 2026
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename n/a Snapdragon X
Model number T8142 X2P-64-100
Integrated GPU Apple M5 (10-core) Adreno X2-45

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 10
Threads 4 10
Frequency 4.61 GHz 4.04 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores6n/a
Threads6n/a
Frequency3.0 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1010
Threads count1010
Multiplier46x34x
L1 cache320 KB/core288 KB/core
L2 cache16 KB/coren/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count 28 billion n/a
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Socket Apple M-Socket Custom
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-9600 LPDDR5X-9523
Max Size 32 GB 64 GB
Channels 4 8
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 153 GB 152 GB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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